Historical sites and artifacts impress foreign experts
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Historical sites and artifacts impress foreign experts

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Participants of the "Exploring China" Henan Tour admire a bronze ware at Henan Museum in Zhengzhou city. More than 40 foreign experts in classical studies from 13 countries visited Henan's heritage sites, Longmen Grottoes and the Yinxu Museum, immersing themselves in the rich Chinese culture and civilization. "I'm excited to visit China for the first time, and I plan to travel to China again with my family, to see more of its deep culture and history," says Michael Trapp, emeritus professor of Greek literature and thought at King's College London. "I've read about all these places, but it's the first time to see various artifacts about the origins and downfall of the Shang Dynasty and the beginning of the Western Zhou Dynasty," he says. Mary Evelyn Tucker, a senior lecturer and research scholar at Yale University, says: "It's exciting to have this cultural tour to Henan and see that China is recovering its own traditional past.

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Historical sites and artifacts impress foreign experts
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Historical sites and artifacts impress foreign experts

China Daily  

Participants of the "Exploring China" Henan Tour admire a bronze ware at Henan Museum in Zhengzhou city. More than 40 foreign experts in classical studies from 13 countries visited Henan's heritage sites, Longmen Grottoes and the Yinxu Museum, immersing themselves in the rich Chinese culture and civilization. "I'm excited to visit China for the first time, and I plan to …

Historical sites and artifacts impress foreign experts
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Historical sites and artifacts impress foreign experts

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Participants of the "Exploring China" Henan Tour admire a bronze ware at Henan Museum in Zhengzhou city. More than 40 foreign experts in classical studies from 13 countries visited Henan's heritage sites, Longmen Grottoes and the Yinxu Museum, immersing themselves in the rich Chinese culture and civilization. "I'm excited to visit China for the first time, and I plan to …

An American guide for a Chinese museum
2 months, 3 weeks ago

An American guide for a Chinese museum

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Emma Chen talks about the stories behind the ring-footed black pottery jar with 12 symbols to visitors in the Liangzhu Museum in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, in May. "There are many different explanations, but they were probably depicting specific scenes or events, inscribing on a pot what had happened earlier that day, the way people these days post moments on WeChat," …

An American guide for a Chinese museum
2 months, 3 weeks ago

An American guide for a Chinese museum

China Daily  

Emma Chen talks about the stories behind the ring-footed black pottery jar with 12 symbols to visitors in the Liangzhu Museum in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, in May. "There are many different explanations, but they were probably depicting specific scenes or events, inscribing on a pot what had happened earlier that day, the way people these days post moments on WeChat," …

Tianhe museum ranks 16th worldwide in visits
3 months ago

Tianhe museum ranks 16th worldwide in visits

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The global top 20 museum visits for 2023 were recently released by the Themed Entertainment Association and American infrastructure consulting firm AECOM. The top-ranked museum is the Louvre Museum in France, totaling visits of 8.86 million, and the National Museum of China placed third with 6.76 million visitors. "Chinese museums have deep cultural heritages and rich historical collections, such as …

Shenyang Museum hosts exhibition on Hongshan and Liangzhu cultures
3 months, 1 week ago

Shenyang Museum hosts exhibition on Hongshan and Liangzhu cultures

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Visitors watch the ongoing exhibition The Light of Civilization: Hongshan, Liangzhu, and Chinese Civilization at the Shenyang Museum in Liaoning province. "Spreading the 5,000-year Chinese civilization", a new media joint promotion activity, organized by Shenyang's culture, tourism, radio and television bureau, kicked off recently. Starting in June, the exhibition, named The Light of Civilization: Hongshan, Liangzhu, and Chinese Civilization, offers …

河南博物院迎来暑期“文博热”
4 months ago

河南博物院迎来暑期“文博热”

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As the summer vacation nears its end, the fervor of visitors flocking to museums shows no signs of waning despite the scorching heat. People visit the Luoyang Museum of Ancient Tombs in Central China's Henan province, August 15, 2024. Children learn pottery repairing at the Erlitou Site Museum of the Xia Capital, Luoyang, Central China's Henan province. A tourist visits …

Henan sees summer surge in educational visits to museums
4 months ago

Henan sees summer surge in educational visits to museums

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People visit the Luoyang Museum of Ancient Tombs in Central China's Henan province, Aug 15. Currently, museums across Central China's Henan province are witnessing a peak in educational and family tours. At the Luoyang Museum of Ancient Tombs, visitors can explore the significant archaeological findings and delve into the cultural significance embedded within the architecture, murals, sculptures, utensils, decorations, and …

Museum visitors eager to experience Egyptology exhibition
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Museum visitors eager to experience Egyptology exhibition

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Decorated coffins on display at the exhibition. CHINA DAILY The exhibition is "not only the first collaboration of a Chinese State-run museum with the Egyptian government but also the largest exhibition ever held outside Egypt and the highest-level exhibition ever held in Asia, displaying Egyptian artifacts, signifying a golden age when the long-standing friendship between China and Egypt enters a …

Yinxu Museum helps US scholars dig deeper into Shang history
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Yinxu Museum helps US scholars dig deeper into Shang history

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Chinese archaeologist Tang Jigen introduces Simuxin Ding, an ancient bronze cauldron, to visiting curators from the National Museum of Asian Art in the United States, including Chase Robinson, director of the American museum. Reflecting on his experiences since joining the National Museum of Asian Art in 2006, Wilson mentions that he has curated exhibitions on the Xiangtangshan Grottoes, Houma Bronzes …

Museum visits gaining popularity among young people
7 months, 1 week ago

Museum visits gaining popularity among young people

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People visit Ningxia Musuem on May 14, 2024.In recent years, interest in traditional Chinese culture has experienced a resurgence. Zhou Lizhuang, a resident of Hengshui city in North China's Hebei province, was enthralled during a recent museum visit that sparked his interest in the 2,200-year history of his hometown. But now, visiting museums to explore history has become a fashionable …

Exhibition of ancient bronzes in Hong Kong illuminates culture, history
7 months, 1 week ago

Exhibition of ancient bronzes in Hong Kong illuminates culture, history

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A bronze zun, a drinking vessel, exhibited at the Hong Kong Museum of History. pondered Chun, assistant curator of the Hong Kong Museum of History, as she and her colleagues crafted plans for the first exhibition of the General History of China Series. One year later, more than 150 sets of cultural relics from 15 institutions in eight cities in …

Exhibition of ancient bronzes in Hong Kong illuminates culture, history
7 months, 1 week ago

Exhibition of ancient bronzes in Hong Kong illuminates culture, history

China Daily  

A bronze zun, a drinking vessel, exhibited at the Hong Kong Museum of History. pondered Chun, assistant curator of the Hong Kong Museum of History, as she and her colleagues crafted plans for the first exhibition of the General History of China Series. One year later, more than 150 sets of cultural relics from 15 institutions in eight cities in …

Exhibition of ancient bronzes in Hong Kong illuminates culture, history
7 months, 1 week ago

Exhibition of ancient bronzes in Hong Kong illuminates culture, history

China Daily  

A bronze zun, a drinking vessel, exhibited at the Hong Kong Museum of History. pondered Chun, assistant curator of the Hong Kong Museum of History, as she and her colleagues crafted plans for the first exhibition of the General History of China Series. One year later, more than 150 sets of cultural relics from 15 institutions in eight cities in …

Nation's rich cultural heritage continues to captivate
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Nation's rich cultural heritage continues to captivate

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A standing bronze statue is moved into a cabinet for an upcoming exhibition at the Shanghai Museum ahead of the inauguration of a new venue in Pudong New Area. Liu Jieyi, spokesman for the second session of the 14th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, emphasized at a news conference on Sunday that the surge reflects the …

Digging to discover the nation's roots
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Digging to discover the nation's roots

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A foreign reporter scrutinizes a Shang Dynasty bronze ding cauldron at the Chinese Archaeological Museum in Beijing on Feb 27. Archaeological endeavors to trace the origins of Chinese civilization are helping people learn more about the country's history and culture, and to see how civilization evolved and in what direction it is heading, archaeologist Wang Wei says. The 70-year-old director …

Nation's rich cultural heritage continues to captivate
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Nation's rich cultural heritage continues to captivate

China Daily  

A standing bronze statue is moved into a cabinet for an upcoming exhibition at the Shanghai Museum ahead of the inauguration of a new venue in Pudong New Area. Liu Jieyi, spokesman for the second session of the 14th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, emphasized at a news conference on Sunday that the surge reflects the …

Nation's rich cultural heritage continues to captivate
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Nation's rich cultural heritage continues to captivate

China Daily  

A standing bronze statue is moved into a cabinet for an upcoming exhibition at the Shanghai Museum ahead of the inauguration of a new venue in Pudong New Area. Liu Jieyi, spokesman for the second session of the 14th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, emphasized at a news conference on Sunday that the surge reflects the …

Nation's rich cultural heritage continues to captivate
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Nation's rich cultural heritage continues to captivate

China Daily  

A standing bronze statue is moved into a cabinet for an upcoming exhibition at the Shanghai Museum ahead of the inauguration of a new venue in Pudong New Area. Liu Jieyi, spokesman for the second session of the 14th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, emphasized at a news conference on Sunday that the surge reflects the …

Nation's rich cultural heritage continues to captivate
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Nation's rich cultural heritage continues to captivate

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Hang Kan, head of the Yungang Research Institute, discusses methods of restoring wall paintings at the institute in Datong, Shanxi province, last month. ZHAN YAN/XINHUA "Museums have become one of the most important tourist destinations for Chinese people," said Pan, explaining that people's demand for visiting museums surged last year, especially during the summer vacation when families flocked to museums. …

Nation's rich cultural heritage continues to captivate
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Nation's rich cultural heritage continues to captivate

China Daily  

A standing bronze statue is moved into a cabinet for an upcoming exhibition at the Shanghai Museum ahead of the inauguration of a new venue in Pudong New Area. Liu Jieyi, spokesman for the second session of the 14th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, emphasized at a news conference on Sunday that the surge reflects the …

Digging to discover the nation's roots
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Digging to discover the nation's roots

China Daily  

A foreign reporter scrutinizes a Shang Dynasty bronze ding cauldron at the Chinese Archaeological Museum in Beijing on Feb 27. Archaeological endeavors to trace the origins of Chinese civilization are helping people learn more about the country's history and culture, and to see how civilization evolved and in what direction it is heading, archaeologist Wang Wei says. The 70-year-old director …

Importance of archaeological discoveries stressed
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Importance of archaeological discoveries stressed

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Archaeologists' efforts at Yinxu Ruins in Anyang, Henan province, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, were highlighted at this year's first deputies' passage interview on Tuesday, just before the second session of the 14th National People's Congress. "For nearly 100 years, several generations of archaeologists' unremitting efforts have unveiled the landscape of the highly-developed bronze civilization in East Asia," said He …

Importance of archaeological discoveries stressed
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Importance of archaeological discoveries stressed

China Daily  

Archaeologists' efforts at Yinxu Ruins in Anyang, Henan province, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, were highlighted at this year's first deputies' passage interview on Tuesday, just before the second session of the 14th National People's Congress. "For nearly 100 years, several generations of archaeologists' unremitting efforts have unveiled the landscape of the highly-developed bronze civilization in East Asia," said He …

Exhibition highlights unique origins
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Exhibition highlights unique origins

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Nurtured by the Same Water, Bronze Age Civilizations in the Yangtze River Basin at Guangdong Museum is the first such exhibition held in Guangdong province to showcase the Bronze Age civilizations in the Yangtze River Basin. ZHENG ERQI/CHINA DAILY A special exhibition in Guangzhou, capital of Guangdong province, showcases unique Bronze Age civilizations and long-standing Chinese culture. The exhibition, Nurtured …

Exhibition highlights unique origins
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Exhibition highlights unique origins

China Daily  

Nurtured by the Same Water, Bronze Age Civilizations in the Yangtze River Basin at Guangdong Museum is the first such exhibition held in Guangdong province to showcase the Bronze Age civilizations in the Yangtze River Basin. ZHENG ERQI/CHINA DAILY A special exhibition in Guangzhou, capital of Guangdong province, showcases unique Bronze Age civilizations and long-standing Chinese culture. The exhibition, Nurtured …

Exhibition highlights unique origins
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Exhibition highlights unique origins

China Daily  

Nurtured by the Same Water, Bronze Age Civilizations in the Yangtze River Basin at Guangdong Museum is the first such exhibition held in Guangdong province to showcase the Bronze Age civilizations in the Yangtze River Basin. ZHENG ERQI/CHINA DAILY A special exhibition in Guangzhou, capital of Guangdong province, showcases unique Bronze Age civilizations and long-standing Chinese culture. The exhibition, Nurtured …

New building of museum at Shang Dynasty capital site to open this month
10 months ago

New building of museum at Shang Dynasty capital site to open this month

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BEIJING -- The new building of the Yinxu Museum at the Yin Ruins, the site of the last capital of the Shang Dynasty, will open to the public on Feb 26. The museum, located in the city of Anyang in Central China's Henan province, will showcase nearly 4,000 items or sets of cultural relics, including bronzeware, pottery, jade objects, and …

Zhangjiagang launches Yangtze River Culture-themed travel route
1 year ago

Zhangjiagang launches Yangtze River Culture-themed travel route

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Zhangjiagang, a county-level city in Suzhou, East China's Jiangsu province, unveiled a travel route blending history, art, and food during this year's Yangtze River Culture Festival. The first stop is Huangsipu Ecological Park, where an immersive exhibition showcases paintings depicting the Yangtze River's legacy and a groundbreaking archaeological experience, fusing augmented reality, virtual reality, and mixed reality technologies. At the …

Exhibition displays key bronzeware discoveries
1 year, 4 months ago

Exhibition displays key bronzeware discoveries

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A large bronzeware exhibition is being held at Jinsha Site Museum in Chengdu, Sichuan province. The Jinsha Site Museum in Chengdu, Sichuan province, has been holding Southwest China's largest bronzeware exhibition ahead of the start of the FISU World University Games on Friday. Southwest China, which has been inhabited by many ethnic groups since ancient times, has rich nonferrous metal …

Relics of early Chinese civilization put on display in Shanghai
1 year, 6 months ago

Relics of early Chinese civilization put on display in Shanghai

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Fang Xiangming, head of the Zhejiang Institute of Archaeology, introduces a jade cong belonging to Liangzhu culture, from about 5,300 to 4,300 years ago, at Shanghai Museum. Organized by Shanghai Museum with support from the administration of cultural heritage of Shanghai, Zhejiang, Jiangsu and Anhui provinces, the exhibition is the first and largest exhibition in China featuring the archaeology of …

Relics of early Chinese civilization put on display in Shanghai
1 year, 6 months ago

Relics of early Chinese civilization put on display in Shanghai

China Daily  

Fang Xiangming, head of the Zhejiang Institute of Archaeology, introduces a jade cong belonging to Liangzhu culture, from about 5,300 to 4,300 years ago, at Shanghai Museum. Organized by Shanghai Museum with support from the administration of cultural heritage of Shanghai, Zhejiang, Jiangsu and Anhui provinces, the exhibition is the first and largest exhibition in China featuring the archaeology of …

A journey of self-discovery
1 year, 9 months ago

A journey of self-discovery

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A view of the Longgang Academy in Xiuwen county, Guizhou province, that features classes on Wang Yangming's wisdom and a collection of books. People with the knowledge of Wang's ideas and tourism planning have conducted field investigations, and found 12 sites across Guizhou which carry traces of Wang's spirit, Xie says. Li Xiaolong, head of the Guizhou Longchang Wang Yangming …

Glimpse of history
2 years, 4 months ago

Glimpse of history

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Archaic pottery displayed at the National Museum of China. Seven years later, an archaeological team, led by Qiu Shanyuan on assignment for the museum, then the National Museum of History, arrived at the site to carry out excavation and to protect artifacts from being removed. This work was regarded as the beginning of Chinese archaeology and the efforts of the …

Students, expats learn about origins of China at new exhibition
2 years, 4 months ago

Students, expats learn about origins of China at new exhibition

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A museum guide talks at an ongoing exhibition in Shanghai featuring the origins of Chinese civilization on Monday. More than 40 students from six local universities and over 30 expats in Shanghai visited an ongoing exhibition to learn about the origins of Chinese civilization at the Shanghai Museum on Monday. The exhibition, titled The Makings of China: the Civilizations of …

Students, expats learn about origins of China at new exhibition
2 years, 4 months ago

Students, expats learn about origins of China at new exhibition

China Daily  

A museum guide talks at an ongoing exhibition in Shanghai featuring the origins of Chinese civilization on Monday. More than 40 students from six local universities and over 30 expats in Shanghai visited an ongoing exhibition to learn about the origins of Chinese civilization at the Shanghai Museum on Monday. The exhibition, titled The Makings of China: the Civilizations of …

A glimpse into how it all started
2 years, 4 months ago

A glimpse into how it all started

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Visitors admire the cultural relics at the exhibition The Making of China: The Civilization of Xia, Shang and Zhou Dynasties, which will run to Oct 23 at Shanghai Museum. Exhibition provides intriguing insight into the first three dynasties of recorded Chinese history, Zhang Kun reports. An exhibition at Shanghai Museum, The Making of China: The Civilization of Xia, Shang and …

A glimpse into how it all started
2 years, 4 months ago

A glimpse into how it all started

China Daily  

Visitors admire the cultural relics at the exhibition The Making of China: The Civilization of Xia, Shang and Zhou Dynasties, which will run to Oct 23 at Shanghai Museum. Exhibition provides intriguing insight into the first three dynasties of recorded Chinese history, Zhang Kun reports. An exhibition at Shanghai Museum, The Making of China: The Civilization of Xia, Shang and …

Shanghai Museum showcases the dawn of China
2 years, 4 months ago

Shanghai Museum showcases the dawn of China

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A jade ornament on show. An ongoing exhibition at Shanghai Museum, The Making of China: The Civilization of Xia, Shang and Zhou Dynasties, takes visitors on a journey to the beginning of Chinese civilization thousands of years ago. The exhibition, which kicked off July 30 and will run till Oct 23, features 314 cultural relics from more than 20 museums, …

Shanghai Museum showcases the dawn of China
2 years, 4 months ago

Shanghai Museum showcases the dawn of China

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A jade ornament on show. An ongoing exhibition at Shanghai Museum, The Making of China: The Civilization of Xia, Shang and Zhou Dynasties, takes visitors on a journey to the beginning of Chinese civilization thousands of years ago. The exhibition, which kicked off July 30 and will run till Oct 23, features 314 cultural relics from more than 20 museums, …

Origins of our journey
2 years, 10 months ago

Origins of our journey

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A gold mask on display in the Jinsha Site Museum in Chengdu, Sichuan province. Exhibition highlights ancient artifacts that shed light on the emergence of Chinese civilization, Huang Zhiling and Tao Xiaoli report in Chengdu. Shen Zaiwang, a senior interpreter with the Sichuan Provincial People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries, recently paid a visit to the Jinsha Site Museum …

Origins of our journey
2 years, 10 months ago

Origins of our journey

China Daily  

A gold mask on display in the Jinsha Site Museum in Chengdu, Sichuan province. Exhibition highlights ancient artifacts that shed light on the emergence of Chinese civilization, Huang Zhiling and Tao Xiaoli report in Chengdu. Shen Zaiwang, a senior interpreter with the Sichuan Provincial People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries, recently paid a visit to the Jinsha Site Museum …

Exhibition offers panoramic view of Chinese civilization
2 years, 10 months ago

Exhibition offers panoramic view of Chinese civilization

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The Changxin Palace Lamp, a bronze artifact dating back to the Western Han Dynasty, is displayed at the exhibition titled Origins, Developments and Achievements of Chinese Civilization, which opened on Tuesday at the Palace Museum in Beijing. JIANG DONG/CHINA DAILY An exhibition that opened on Tuesday in Beijing's Palace Museum, also known as the Forbidden City, unrolls the panorama of …

Exhibition offers panoramic view of Chinese civilization
2 years, 10 months ago

Exhibition offers panoramic view of Chinese civilization

China Daily  

The Changxin Palace Lamp, a bronze artifact dating back to the Western Han Dynasty, is displayed at the exhibition titled Origins, Developments and Achievements of Chinese Civilization, which opened on Tuesday at the Palace Museum in Beijing. JIANG DONG/CHINA DAILY An exhibition that opened on Tuesday in Beijing's Palace Museum, also known as the Forbidden City, unrolls the panorama of …

Cultural connections gain fresh life
3 years, 7 months ago

Cultural connections gain fresh life

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Visitors enjoy the cultural relics at the Gansu Provincial Museum in May last year. GAO ZHAN/CHINA NEWS SERVICE He says the museum benefits from the UAE's unique position at the crossroads of East and West and that the country maintains strong historical and contemporary links with China. "We share a known history of mutual trade and commerce dating back over …

Cultural connections gain fresh life
3 years, 7 months ago

Cultural connections gain fresh life

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Visitors enjoy the cultural relics at the Gansu Provincial Museum in May last year. GAO ZHAN/CHINA NEWS SERVICE He says the museum benefits from the UAE's unique position at the crossroads of East and West and that the country maintains strong historical and contemporary links with China. "We share a known history of mutual trade and commerce dating back over …

Discoveries bring visitors to ancient sites
3 years, 8 months ago

Discoveries bring visitors to ancient sites

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A rare type of bronze vessel zun, which has a round rim and a square body, is among the items newly unearthed from Sanxingdui site. Ticket bookings to Sanxingdui Museum through Trip.com, where the news conference announcing major findings at the site was held on March 20, increased nearly 12 times that of the previous weekend. The Sanxingdui Museum has …

China city builds museum for World Heritage Site ruins
4 years, 1 month ago

China city builds museum for World Heritage Site ruins

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The central Chinese city of Anyang, on Monday, started construction on a museum for the World Heritage Site Yinxu, or the Yin Ruins, to bring people back to the last capital of the Shang Dynasty more than 3,000 years ago. "With the museum, the Chinese archeologists' dream of displaying unearthed relics from the Yin Ruins is coming true," said Song …

China city builds museum for World Heritage Site ruins
4 years, 1 month ago

China city builds museum for World Heritage Site ruins

China Daily  

The central Chinese city of Anyang, on Monday, started construction on a museum for the World Heritage Site Yinxu, or the Yin Ruins, to bring people back to the last capital of the Shang Dynasty more than 3,000 years ago. "With the museum, the Chinese archeologists' dream of displaying unearthed relics from the Yin Ruins is coming true," said Song …

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